Flashback Friday | Larry Holmes vs. Michael Spinks: A September to Remember
The record that danced in the minds of boxing fans and in the dreams of fighters, Rocky Marciano’s perfect 49-0 mark, was just one fight away from being tied.
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Flashback Friday | Sugar Shane Mosley vs. Antonio Margarito: Brilliance and Controversy
“Just minutes ago, the commissioner of boxing, Dean Lohuis, reported to us that an illegal pad was found in Margarito’s gloves." Tony Calcara recounts the notorious bout between Antonio Margarito and Shane Mosley.
Flashback Friday | Holyfield vs. Bowe: On Friday the 13th, Anything Can Happen
Tony Calcara recounts a classic night of action when Evander Holyfield defended his Heavyweight crown against the undefeated Riddick Bowe.
Flashback Friday | Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Meldrick Taylor: Thunder and Lightning
Tony Calcara recounts the legendary first fight between Julio Cesar Chavez and Meldrick Taylor.
Flashback Friday | Bernard Hopkins vs. Felix Trinidad
After a series of hijackings and attacks on the homeland forced the bout between Bernard Hopkins and Felix Trinidad to be rescheduled, the two squared off on Saturday, September 29, 2001. Read on as Tony Calcara recalls the Middleweight unification bout between two ring legends.
Flashback Friday | Joe Frazier vs. George Foreman: The Sunshine Showdown
Tony Calarca flashes back to 1973 when Joe Frazier was the undefeated Heavyweight champion of the world. Frazier defended his title that year against "Big" George Foreman.
Flashback Friday | Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks: The Rematch
Despite losing to Spinks just seven months before, Muhammad Ali (55-3, 37 KOs) confidently stepped into the ring on September 15 to try and avenge his loss to Leon Spinks.
Flashback Friday | Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Roberto Duran II: “No Mas”
As brilliant as "Sugar" Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran were, they will be forever linked with the words, “No mas.”
Flashback Friday | Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney
Go back in time to 1982 as Tony Calcara recalls the legendary Heavyweight clash between Larry Holmes and Gerry Cooney.
Flashback Friday | Lennox Lewis vs. Oliver McCall: The Bizarre Rematch
On September 24, 1994, Jim Lampley, Larry Merchant and Gil Clancy sat flabbergasted at ringside. The shocked crowd inside Wembley Arena in London stood in stone silence. Oliver McCall had just knocked out WBC Heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis. Read on as Tony Calcara goes back to the night of their rematch on February 7, 1997.
Flashback Friday | Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Angel Manfredy
A fascinating world title bout was on the horizon between two men who came from remarkably similar backgrounds. Their styles in the ring, however, were as different as Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. Go back to 1998 when a young Floyd Mayweather defended his title versus Angel Manfredy.
Flashback Friday | George Foreman: Fighting Five Men in One Afternoon
After suffering a devastating loss to Muhammad Ali in Zaire, George Foreman returned to the ring in most unusual fashion. On April 26, Foreman would fight an exhibition against five fighters in a single afternoon.
Flashback Friday: Ultimate Glory – Oscar De La Hoya vs. Julio Cesar Chavez
The fight was billed as “Ultimate Glory” and would take place June 7, 1996, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV. Relive Oscar De La Hoya's first battle with Mexican legend, Julio Cesar Chavez.
Flashback Friday | Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield: The Rematch
On June 28, 1997, on a fight card billed as “The Sound and the Fury,” Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield met for the second time. The fight would live up to its name in a way that no one expected.
Flashback Friday | Kevin Kelley vs. Prince Naseem Hamed – The Shootout in “The Garden”
On December 19, 1997, Prince Naseem Hamed made his U.S. debut against top Featherweight, Kevin Kelley. The fight would become an instant classic, wowing the Madison Square Garden and legitimizing Hamed's claim as the best Featherweight in the world. Read on for Tony Calcara's flashback of that legendary night.